A Port Macquarie woman who had been going through a “terrible time lately” was happily surprised today to answer the phone to million-dollar Wednesday Lotto news.
The New South Wales player held one of two division one winning entries nationally in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 4027, drawn Wednesday 18 November 2020 and takes home a division one prize of $1 million.
An official from The Lott called the winning woman this morning, who had no idea she’d become an overnight millionaire.
“Hang on, are you sure?” she questioned.
“Really? Oh my god. Really?
“I have had a terrible time lately, so you can’t imagine what this means to me.
“Fair dinkum! I can’t believe this.
“A millionaire? My god, what fantastic news!
“This is a beautiful surprise!
“Wow, wow!
“This feels so surreal.”
When asked how she planned to enjoy her million-dollar windfall, the elated winner said she had a few ideas.
“I want to share my prize with my family,” she admitted.
“I will spoil myself and my husband! We might go on a little shopping spree.
“We will get a new car too and probably go on a holiday sometime next year.”
The happy winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased her winning 10-game QuickPick entry from Port Central Newsagency, Shop 1, Port Central Shopping Centre, 40-42 Horton Street, Port Macquarie.
Port Central Newsagency manager Cobie Tompsett said she couldn’t be happier for the winner.
“2020 has been a hard year for everyone and we are so excited that one of our customers will wake up $1 million richer just in time for Christmas!” she said.
“We will be ready to party and celebrate! Our whole team is over the moon that we sold a million-dollar ticket.
“All of our customers will be so excited.
“The last big division one prize we sold was in 2011, so we’ve been waiting for another winner.
“We have sold a few other major prizes in the last 12 years.
“We would like to send a big congratulations to our winner! We hope this makes your 2021 bigger and brighter!
“We would also like to thank them and all of our other customers who have supported our outlet for the past 12 years.”
Last financial year, Monday & Wednesday Lotto created 86 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 4027 on Wednesday 18 November 2020 were 41, 27, 11, 37, 9 and 18 while the supplementary numbers were 6 and 19.
Across Australia, there were two division one winning entries in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 4027 – one each from Queensland and New South Wales.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 161 so far during FY21, including 41 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
Between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020, there were 101 division one winning Monday & Wednesday Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won $98 million.
